Background To The Iran–Israel War
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The background to the Iran–Israel war, ongoing since 13 June 2025, focuses on historical events during their proxy conflict since 1985, including scrutiny of Irans' nuclear program in the 1980s and 1990s, Iran signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in 2015, and US President Donald Trump suspending US participation in the deal in 2018. In the past, Israel has fought wars with Iranian proxies including against Hezbollah since the 1982 Lebanon War.
In 2015, six countries negotiated the JCPOA nuclear deal to lift sanctions on Iran and freeze Iran's nuclear program. In 2018, US president Trump unilaterally withdrew from and voided the JCPOA, after which Iran began stockpiling enriched uranium, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) lost the ability to monitor Iran's nuclear facilities.
In 2023, during the Gaza war, Israel severely weakened both Hamas and fellow Iranian proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon, while also attacking the Houthis in Yemen. This is said to have weakened Iranian deterrence and increased Iranian isolation. In June 2025, Netanyahu then announced the launch of Operation Rising Lion, targeting Iran's main enrichment facility in Natanz, its nuclear scientists, and parts of its ballistic missile program.
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